The “City of Angels” is known for its luxury lifestyle and famous celebrities flocking all around. However, Los Angeles is not as glamourous as it may seem. There are a lot of heinous events – even murder- that are integrated into LA’s history. One of the most famous cases, and personally one of my favorites […]
Author: Amaya Lopez
This I Believe Rough Draft
Growing up, I was surrounded by kids who were similar to me. We all had the same views, morals – we all even played the same sports and were in the same extra-curricular clubs. We even had uniforms, the same green and purple polos were all our closets consisted of until high school. However, we […]
Drum Roll, Please ….. RCL II Passion Blog & Civic Issue Topic
Drum roll, please ….. For my passion blog, I’m keeping the same topic about being from California! This topic is so personal to me, and I am excited to watch it grow in the next coming months. For my civic issue blog, I’ve decided to look at the racial disparity within the justice system. I […]
RCL II: Ideas for Spring 2022
Passion Blog I am keeping these relatively uniform. In terms of my passion blog, I am pretty set on keeping the same topic (being from California). However, another idea I have about reading. I am an avid reader, and it has always been a passion of mine. My Civic issue blog: I’ve always found the […]
Ted Talk Reflection
Overall, I believe I did a decent job on this speech. I believe that my speech felt more informational, and therefore more engaging than the previous speech. However, I think I tend to pause at random moments and play with my hands when I forget my train of thought. Overall, I believe this speech was […]
Some Lessons I’ve Learned While in PA
Whenever I met a new person and I tell them I’m from California, a few things tend to come out. Like I’ve mentioned before, surfing, acting gigs, and lack of schooling is the most common. But there are a few different things I’ve learned while being in Happy Valley. 1. There are different meanings to […]
Slides For Ted Talk
https://projects.statesman.com/news/ut-tower-shooting-50th-anniversary/archives.html https://www.pngwing.com/en/free-png-dmyka https://www.huffpost.com/entry/since-the-1950s-television-sets-have-gone-from-being_b_58d48168e4b0f633072b3650 Another aspect of my Ted Talk will discuss how the media has evolved, and how that has influenced crime. I plan to include snippets of newspaper headlines from relevant mass killings from the respective time frame. I also plan on showing different objects that were used to get information about mass […]
How Minnie Mouse Was Almost Liberated
Photo by Keith Mahne https://www.dizavenue.com/2015/08/the-day-disneyland-was-invaded-by.html When I first arrived on campus, I asked a few friends to tell me some stereotypes or assumptions they had made about California, and those who live there. One that never fails to make me laugh was when I was asked if I even attended school, as it was assumed […]
RCL Sources for Unit 2 Project
For my unit 2 project, I want to focus on how the media and crime over time. One of the topics within crime that I am most passionate about is gun violence in the United States, and my project will most likely focus on shootings and journalism. As far as sources go, I plan on […]
The Bling Ring: Burglary, Drugs, and Paris Hilton
The Bling Ring’s mugshots. The top two mugshots are Diana Tamayo and Alexis Neiers. The middle shows Rachel Lee. The bottom two pictures show Nick Prugo and Courtney Ames. One of my favorite cases that took place in California is the […]